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What the members and guests enjoyed most and/or consider a benefit to attending the meeting…
As usual it is the breadth and depth of the presentations. No other event covers such an array of industry topics with such informative speakers, and with the dinner for extended discussion and debate
Really good set of speakers | Engaging & Lively debate
Once again, I learned something new and challenged some old ideas
DB Schemes Funding Debate
The opportunity to connect with more people in the industry and to learn about new areas that might lead to future research work
Meeting and speaking to people in other areas of the pensions industry and the challenges they face
Blockchain | Networking over dinner
Networking | Robin Ellison
Dawid/Con – but would have preferred more time for a proper debate
After dinner speech on the BHS Pension black hole | Enjoyed the Blockchain discussion and overview
Blockchain, Altus | Robin Allison
Con v’s Dawid – a great debate | Robin’s after dinner speech
Venue | Opportunities to talk | Open and Easy Atmosphere | Great mix of speakers & subjects | All talks were very interesting
Interesting topics and networking
Blockchain discussion from Altus – excellent | Robin Ellison – excellent
Hearing about aspects of pensions I haven’t previously been exposed to, particularly new technological questions surrounding Blockchain
Mortgages4Life | Robin Ellison
Debate around DB Pensions | Regulatory presentations
All – as usual diverse and thought provoking subjects
Really informative presentations, which improved my understanding
After dinner talk | Con & Dawid’s session
DB Session | The cohort
Robin Ellison’s after dinner analysis of BHS / Philip Green | Simon Little’s projections for lifetime mortgages and equity release
Improve my knowledge on a wide range of issues
Learning new info and networking
Learning more about parts of the market I don’t work in
Learning new things and getting new perspectives
Networking
Knowledge sharing | Influential Group – professionally and socially
Learning on topics I was not aware of
Shared knowledge
Learning about Blockchain | The DB Funding ‘debate’
Breadth of attendees and talks and the thought provoking nature
Excellent as a network to broaden my knowledge
Industry Issues/trends | Networking
Thinking time
Learning opportunity
Exchanging Views
Understanding the wider pensions world
Excellent